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If you require urgent medical assistance that cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, please call 111 where you will be put through to the NHS 111 helpline who will be able to assist you further

NHS111 is a free to call, non-emergency, medical helpline operating in England.

The service is part of the country’s NHS telephone and triage and advisory services

If you're feeling unwell and it can’t wait until we are open, then you can access any one of these services for help and advice. You can also get lots of health advice, including how to videos, on www.choosewellmanchester.org.uk

OUT OF HOURS INFORMATION:

If you require urgent medical assistance that cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, please call111 where you will be put through to the NHS 111 helpline who will be able to assist you further

NHS111 is a free to call, non-emergency, medical helpline operating in England. The service is part of the country’s NHS telephone and triage and advisory services.

The Choose Well website is an excellent resource which includes details of services in the area, including local pharmacies and walk-in centres, and self-care information. It provides a wealth of clear, clinically assured self-care information for patients, covering over 40 topics in 64 languages; each topic comes with a downloadable pdf leaflet to help you to self-care.www.choosewellmanchester.org.uk

You will also need to show some documents to prove your name, address and eligibility to receive NHS care. Acceptable documents are listed below. Exceptions will only be made at the discretion of the Practice Manager; reception staff cannot override these requirements.

Acceptable evidence for proof of legal name (originals only):

birth certificate (if born in the UK);

passport;

UK photo card driving licence;

Home Office identity card.

Acceptable evidence for proof of address (originals only bearing the patient’s name and dated in the last three months and showing the address being registered):

statement from a financial institution (bank, building society, credit card or mortgage lender);

bill from a utility company (gas, electric, water or fixed line telephone provider);

letter from the Home Office in relation to an application for asylum or appeal;

letter from the educational establishment that you are currently attending.

Once registered, it is important to keep your contact details up to date in case we need to contact you. We occasionally need to change appointments or send letters to you and if you have moved and not told us this can cause problems. Any changes must be made in writing, and accompanied by a proof of address document as outlined above.

Guide to GP Services

The Royal College of General Practitioners has produced a useful guide for patients about the services on offer at GP Surgeries and how to access them. You can download the guide below.

Online 'Pre-Registration' With The Practice

If you wish to pre-register click on the link below to open the form. When you have completed all of the details, click on the "Send" button to mail your form to us. When you visit the surgery for the first time you will be asked to sign the form to confirm that the details are correct.

When you register you will also be asked to fill out a medical questionnaire. This is because it can take a considerable time for us to receive your medical records. There is an online version of this file too, which you may fill out and send to us. When you come to the surgery you will be asked to sign this form to confirm that the details are correct.

Note that by sending the form you will be transmitting information about your self across the Internet and although every effort is made to keep this information secure, no guarantee can be offered in this respect.

Alternatively you may print off a registration form, fill it out and bring it in with you on your first visit to the practice.

These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals seeking asylum. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages

Temporary Registration

If you are ill while away from home or if you are not registered with a doctor but need to see one you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days. After 14 days you will need to register as a temporary or permanent patient.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months. This will allow you to be on the local practice list and still remain a patient of your permanent GP. After three months you will have to re-register as a temporary patient or permanently register with that practice.

To register as a temporary patient simply contact the local practice you wish to use. Practices do not have to accept you as a temporary patient although they do have an obligation to offer emergency treatment. You cannot register as a temporary patient at a practice in the town or area where you are already registered.